The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela confirmed Nicolás Maduro's victory in last Sunday’s elections, with 96.87% of the ballots counted, despite strong protests and allegations of fraud from the opposition.
The president of the CNE, Elvis Amoroso, reported that the participation was 12,386,669 voters (59.97%), with a total of 12,335,884 valid votes.
Of them, Maduro received 6,408,844 votes, accounting for 51.95 percent, according to the entity.
The CNE announced that Edmundo Gonzalez received 5,326,104 votes, accounting for 43.18 percent.
Since the previous announcement in which the CNE declared Maduro the winner of the elections, the Venezuelan people have taken to the streets in protest.
They claim that they have been robbed of an election that would have overwhelmingly favored González by more than 30 points, according to 76 percent of the reports published by the opposition.
Recognizing the spontaneous demonstrations that have arisen in response to the apparent fraud, opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for a peaceful protest on August 3 in the public squares of Venezuela.
Countries such as the United States, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay have recognized González as the legitimate elected president of the oil-producing nation.
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